Trump: Ceasefire with Iran on ‘massive life support’; POTUS announces plans to suspend federal gasoline tax; Trump embarks for China with Rubio, Bessent, Elon, etc.; Trump to ask Xi for release of Jimmy Lai; Arcadia (Greater LA) mayor resigns, pleads guilty to being a Chinese spy; Trump says Vance and Rubio ‘perfect ticket’ for 2028; Homan nixes ICE to NICE rebrand; Catholic bishops object to stricter immigration rules; SCOTUS temporarily extends access to abortion pill; Bp. Barron invites Americans to National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise, and Thanksgiving set for May 17; Church_POP reminds Catholics there’s still time to honor Mary during her month; and more —
POTUS: Cease fire with Iran on ‘life support’
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Trump to suspend gas tax
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Trump: Looking forward to trip to China
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Just in: Rubio to join Trump in China
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Elon Musk to join Trump in China for high-stakes Xi meeting – along with Apple, Meta and Boeing bigwigs
Elon Musk, Tim Cook, and more than a dozen other top CEOs will travel to China with President Trump later this week for a much-anticipated summit with Xi Jinping.
Meta President and Vice Chair Dina Powell McCormick, BlackRock Chairman and CEO Larry Fink and Boeing President and CEO Kelly Ortberg are also part of the US delegation, a White House official told The Post.
The travel by the titans of Wall Street and the tech world comes as Trump tries to right the US trade imbalance with Beijing, while hoping to persuade Xi to invest in America by putting in massive orders for planes, soybeans and other goods.
Read more at the New York Post
Inside China’s Shocking Persecution of Christians
Watch at The Free Press
China vs. God – Essay by Frannie Block
When President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping meet in Beijing later this week, there will be a lot to discuss: war, peace, Iran, Taiwan, trade. Trump has vowed to bring up another issue too: the case of Ezra Jin. A Christian pastor and the leader of the Zion Church, Jin was arrested by Chinese police in October and his family hasn’t been able to speak with him since.
Frannie Block has been following the case ever since Jin’s arrest, and has obtained exclusive access to never-before-seen footage of Chinese police arresting Christians, audio recordings of police interrogations, and testimonies from those who have witnessed the raids firsthand.
Jin’s case has become a flashpoint for the Communist Party’s attempt to control the most intimate part of its countrymen’s minds: their relationship with God. Read Frannie’s story—and watch her video report—on the Chinese Communist Party’s war on Christianity.
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Trump to ask Xi for release of Jimmy Lai
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California mayor charged with acting as illegal agent for China
Eileen Wang agreed to plead guilty, the Justice Department said.
Eileen Wang, the mayor of Arcadia, California, has been charged with acting as an illegal foreign agent for China, the Justice Department announced on Monday.
Wang agreed to plead guilty, the Justice Department said.
Starting in late 2020 Wang and Yaoning “Mike” Sun worked together to operate a website called U.S. News Center that “purported to be a news source for the local Chinese-American community.”
Read more at ABC News
Trump says Vance and Rubio ‘perfect ticket’ for 2028: ‘Dream team’
President Donald Trump polled attendees at a White House event on Monday over who they would like to see on the 2028 presidential ticket between Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
“Is it gonna be JD? Is it gonna be someone else? I don’t know,” Trump said while hosting a dinner for law enforcement leaders across the country in the Rose Garden on Monday evening.
He then polled attendees, asking them “Who likes JD Vance?” and “Who likes Marco Rubio?” as attendees cheered for their favorite choice.
“Sounds like a good ticket,” Trump added, clarifying that neither candidate has his endorsement. “That was a perfect ticket. By the way, I do believe that’s a dream team, but these are minor details. That does not mean you have my endorsement under any circumstance.”
“I think it sounds like presidential candidate and vice presidential candidate,” the president added.
Last week, Rubio made an appearance in the White House press room, filling in for White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt while she is on maternity leave. The foreign policy leader also held a high-profile meeting with Pope Leo XIV last week in Rome.
Read more at the Washington Examiner
Homan nixes ICE to NICE rebrand
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Catholic bishops object to stricter immigration rules
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Poll: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Falls Flat with Voters as Spencer Pratt Improves
A poll shows incumbent Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass falling flat with voters, while former reality TV star Spencer Pratt has improved his position against runner-up council member Nithya Raman in the nonpartisan mayoral primary.
Surveying 531 likely voters May 1-4 with a margin of error +/- 6.1 percent, the poll from Abundance Network in partnership with Tavern Research showed that Bass has hit a ceiling while Pratt and Raman are racing to take her on in a head-to-head matchup for mayor of Los Angeles, California.
“As Nithya Raman and Spencer Prattʼs numbers continue to rise from early March polling, Mayor Karen Bassʼs numbers are stubbornly stuck between 20-25 percent support from the primary electorate,” the poll found. “The most unpopular Democrat we asked about in our poll, Bass is only 4 points behind Pratt and 6 points behind Raman, an incredibly weak position for an incumbent with near universal name ID.”
“Importantly, this is the 3rd survey confirming Nithya Raman is in third place in this race as of the writing of this memo. In fact, in the Poll Average, she is currently a half point behind Pratt, and two points behind Pratt in the survey we just fielded,” it added.
Read more at Breitbart
After poor showing with Spencer Pratt, Bass refuses future debates
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Some insist betting odds are still on Bass to win
See @RichardSalsman3; read also ‘Don’t Believe in Magic: Basketball Legend Throws Support Behind Mayor Overseeing the Destruction of LA’ at RedState
Alberta to leave Canada?
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Alberta’s obstacles to independence according to observer
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Barack’s recent visit to Canada
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SCOTUS temporarily extends access to abortion pill
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Pope Leo: Denial of existence of objective truth poses serious threat
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Bp. Barron’s Invitation to Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise, and Thanksgiving
See @BishopBarron; click here for more details
St. Charbel’s diverse followers
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Still time to honor Our Lady during her month
See @Church_POP
Tuesdays are dedicated to St. Anthony of Padua
See @FriarMario
